Disposable vapes: an environmental waste scandal
ClimateInColour Deep Dives
E-waste is a major global problem and alongside other small electronics, disposable vapes are ending up everywhere, from the streets to the seas. They’ve recently been described as ‘a strong contender for being the most environmentally wasteful, damaging and dangerous consumer product ever made’, representing an unholy trinity of waste: plastic, chemical and electric. For this week’s Deep Dive, we’re looking at what makes disposable vapes so uniquely bad for the environment, and what we can do about it.
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